Norman Ohler discusses Nazi use of methamphetamine and LSD for Alzheimer's
The Hamilton Morris Podcast
In this episode I talk with historian and drug researcher Norman Ohler about his past research on Nazi use of methamphetamine and his new book about his mother's use of LSD to help alleviate symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.https://www.normanohler.de/(The Kykeon Analytics - https://www.kykeonanalytics.com/ - ad had a mistake in which I said that results are made publicly available for harm reduction purposes. In fact, Kykeon orders samples from different NPS vendors and posts the res...
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Summary
The conversation examines Nazi and Cold War-era drug use, especially methamphetamine in the Wehrmacht and LSD’s early history at Sandoz. It argues that drugs’ effects are real but heavily shaped by historical and cultural context, while warning against simplistic deterministic explanations that excuse atrocities or overstate causation.
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